Giving 16th Century generals more heavy firepower is this stunning Ordnance Battery boxed set.
This box has three mighty weapons (Saker, Demi-Culverin and Mortar) carefully protected by well-built resin gabion/wicker-work defenses sat atop beautifully sculpted resin scenic bases), with the gunpowder barrels safely stowed in pits. Served by stoic crews and supported by a Sentinel, Master Gunner, and a Master Engineer, these will wreak havoc in your opponent's battle lines!
It was a rare thing for a general in the 17th Century to take to the field without an artillery train to intimidate and pulverize the enemy lines. These cannon and mortars were terrifying weapons, belching smoke and flames with a frightening roar that no simple country lad was likely to have heard before.
The cannon's range of a thousand yards or more, although inaccurate at such extreme distances, could deliver its solid iron cannon balls to smash through the tightly packed enemy ranks to devastating effect.
A wily master gunner would position his guns where they could do the most damage whilst not risking them to the enemy – it being a great shame to lose one's guns in battle, not least because of the enormous cost incurred in manufacturing, transporting and crewing them.
